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Coming from a family of "large boned" people, it was easy to find excuses for carrying around a few extra pounds. From high school on, I was never referred to as "thin", but never really "fat" either. My husband, Keith (aka "KEMO") and I met in college and were married shortly after graduation in 1984. At the time, I weighed around 130 lbs for my 5'3" frame. After only three months of marriage,

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Coming from a family of "large boned" people, it was easy to find excuses for carrying around a few extra pounds. From high school on, I was never referred to as "thin", but never really "fat" either. My husband, Keith (aka "KEMO") and I met in college and were married shortly after graduation in 1984. At the time, I weighed around 130 lbs for my 5'3" frame. After only three months of marriage, the pounds began coming on fast. I love to cook, my husband loves to eat, and most meals were lovingly packed with lots of butter, onions, cream, cheese and bacon, just like he liked them (and grew up with)!! Then we added four kids to that. With each pregnancy, I gained weight and so did Keith (sympathy eating???) The older I got, the harder it was to lose the "baby fat", and my weight soared to almost 160 lbs. Keith is a pastor, and we have been living in France for 21 years now. We do a lot of hospitality, so eating is a regular activity around here. We have adopted many things in the French culture, one of them being staying at the table longer and "savoring" our mealtimes. This is good in that you eat much more slowly, but our portions remained very large, and the fat content of my meals also stayed pretty high! Implementing Michi's Ladder has revolutionized my way of cooking. Even my pickiest eater is reaching for an apple for a snack instead of cake or cookies! Keith and I workout to P90 every morning, and anticipate more great results, not only in weight and fat loss, but also in increased energy levels and stamina! Although I have arthritis in all my joints, the fitness administrators have been very helpful in counseling me, and I'm finding that my muscles are being strengthened so much that the pain in my joints is diminishing! One of the biggest strengths of BeachBody is the community of cheerleaders we have found through the message boards. Not enough can be said about the incredible encouragement found here and the neat relationships being established through motivating each other to be our very best! We are so grateful to Tony Horton and the entire BeachBody staff. You all have a FANTASTIC thing going here! We're members for LIFE!

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